Abstract:
TESTS MADE WITH SOIL-CEMENT CYLINDERS FROM SANDY LOAM, SANDY CLAY LOAM OR A CLAY LOAM AND 5, 7, 9, OR 11% OF CEMENT AND CURED FOR 28 DAYS INDICATED THAT (1) THE INITIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOIL HAVE MORE EFFECT UPON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF A SOIL-CEMENT MIXTURE THAN ANY OTHER FACTOR, (2) INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF CEMENT IN A GIVEN SOIL FROM 5 TO 11% PRODUCES A GREATER INCREASE IN COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH THAN DO THE FACTORS OF VARYING DENSITY AND VARYING MOISTURE CONTENT.
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